New Orleans Charter Schools Get $25M Private Investment
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation gives a needed boost to school choice
Charter Schools
"Race To The Top" Finalists Include Charter Schools, Networks
About 10 percent of the 61 finalists representing more than 200 school districts are charters
Report: NJ Charter Schools Out-Perform District Schools
Shockingly, one-size-fits-all isn't the way to go
Sports Illustrated on the Power of Charter Schools to Save Kids
In the current issue of Sports Illustrated, the compelling story of the two-month-old Urban Dove Team Charter School, which enrolls kids who are way, way behind (as in, unlikely to graduate) and motivates them to come to school and do school work with a curriculum massively infused with sports and the team mentality.
Charter School Uses Sports Curriculm to Draw in High-Risk Students
Using athletics to try to keep kids from failing on the education side
LA Charter School Group a "Race to the Top" Finalist
Los Angeles Unified School District is not
Charter Schools Found To Serve Special-Ed Students Better Than Was Claimed
In New York, charter middle and high schools enroll more special-needs kids than their district competitors
Charter Schools Seek To Expand as D.C. Closes Traditional Campuses
Well-positioned to pick up the slack and offer options
PA's Online Charter Schools Tout Their Value
Online education options are a good choice for many
PA Charter School Funding Fuels Public Pension Mess
The formula adopted by officials is a disaster
56 Percent of DC Public Schools Students Graduate on Time, 77 Percent of Charter Students
Here's what happens when the education system is just another government jobs program
Charter Schools, Teachers Unions Both End Up Winners at the Polls
Reforms to teaching rules fail, but voters see increased interest in education alternatives
Charter School Proposals Pass in Washington, Georgia
Washington will establish first set of schools; Georgia will allow state to override district rejections
Georgia Set to Pass Charter School Amendment
Sets up a process for approving charter schools in the state
GA, WA Voters To Decide on Charter Schools
Both may expand choice for families trapped in government holding pens
TN Bill Moves Charter School Funds from Districts to the State
Local officials have been dragging their feet on new schools
Sex, Drugs, and Union Rolls: 2012 Ballot Initiatives Mark the Real Battles
There's more to the political season than analyzing every utterance by Obama and Romney.
Education Reform on the Ballot in Several States
Voters will decide on charter schools, tenure and merit pay, among other issues
Orange County Charter Schools Thrive, But Still Face Resistance
School districts still wary of competition
Georgians Favor Ballot Measure Easing Charter School Rules
47 percent support it, while 37 percent say no way
Charter School Absolves Self of Testing Misconduct Charges
School district's own investigation to continue
Former Charter Opponent Now Campaigns for Alternative Schools
Experience, and Obama's endorsement, changed her mind
Over 1,000 Charter School Campuses in California
Twenty years of offering an alternative to the piss-poor government schools
Bill Gates Gives $500k to Support Gay Marriage Initiative, $2 Million for Charter School Initiative
Two ballot measures in Washington State this November
First Successful Parent-Triggered Charter School Takeover Gets Underway
Public elementary school in Adelanto, Calif., will have new operators
Parent-Triggered Charter Announcement to Come This Week
Adelanto, Calif., parents finally given clearance to select charter school to take over elementary school
Invest in Charters Schools, Get a Green Card
Federal program allows for immigration process to speed up if certain investments are made
Chicago Public Schools to Charter System: "Save Us!"
"Privatize or Perish" may be the choice here.
Chicago Asks Charter System to Take Over Failing Schools
Teachers unions, of course, prepare to fight
GA School Districts Sued for Battling Charter Ballot Question
It's old school vs. new school, literally
Georgia Charter School Battle Turns Nasty
Amendment would bypass local boards to ease establishing independent schools
WA Teachers Unions Battle Charter School Ballot Initiative
Educrats dredge up discredited research for ammunition
Charters Drive Traditional Schools To Try Harder
They push the old-fashioned schools and develop effective strategies
N.H. May Soon Raise Moratorium on New Charter Schools
Money is tight, as it is for everything
Charter School Rule Changes Hung Up in Pennsylvania
The usual suspects still aren't down with non-district schools
Chicago Teachers' Strike Illustrates the Need for Choice
Collective bargaining agreements are often an impediment to innovation, efficiencies, and the elevation of standards.
Houston Public Schools Adopt Charter School Approaches
Techniques pioneered at independently operated schools drive the public schools to improve
Chicago Charter Students Out-Perform District Students
So, striking district-school teachers are just digging themselves a deep hole
Providence Seeks To Convert All Schools to Charters
The move wouldn't give parents a lot of choice, but it would improve flexibility for the schools
